Drill and tap machine



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W. WILLIAMSON. DRILL AND TAP MACHINE.

No. 575,538. Patented Jan. 19, 1897.

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WITNESSES:

M M I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DRILL AND TAP MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,538, dated January19, 1897.

Application filed April 11, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State 7 of Michigan,have invented a certain new and useful Combined Drill and Tap Machineand I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is an adjustable combined drill and tap; and it consists inthe construction and arrangement described and shown.

Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a front elevation; Fig. 3, aplan on line X X of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on line 2 z of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a plan on line Y Y of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 1 is the base of the drillframe and is provided on oneend with rollers 1, j ournaled in the base, whereby the machine may bereadily andeasily moved as desired.

2 2 are standards of the base bowing together and forming ajournal-bearing for the shaft or pivot 3, carrying the frame 5, andoperating parts of the machine, as will hereinafter appear.

5 is a drill-frame and at the joint of pivot 3 is provided with severalholes 6 for receiving a pin 4 for holding the frame after it has beenturned as desired on the pivot 3. The frame 5 and the depending rod 5support the adjustable bed-piece 30,hereinafter described.

7 is a laterally-extending arm of the frame and forms the support forthe tap-operating mechanism.

' 9 is a bed-piece removably secured to the arm 7 and carries the tapand its gearing and adjustable mechanism.

8 is an arm extending parallel with arm 7 and carries thedrill-operating mechanism.

14 is the drill-spindle, attached to the drill feed-screw 14 in 'athreaded hole in the end of arm 8 and is provided with the socket 14 forthe tool in its lower end.

The spindle passes through the hub 7 on the end of arm 7 and is operatedby the gearwheel 22, keyed thereto, engaging the gear Serial No.587,131. (No model.)

23, propelled by crank 25 or by the gear G on shaft A, journaled inframe and propelled by the hub rests upon the top end of the coiledspring and depressing the spindle depresses the spring. The nut 31 onthe top of the hub retains the spring within the hub. The lever 28,pivoted to the frame and attached to the upper end of the spindle 26,provides means for feeding the tap-tool when placed within the socket26.

By the lever 18, pivoted to the bed-piece, I provide means for throwingthe tap-gear in and out of gearviz.,16 and 17 are journaled in the lever18 at 16' and 17 and mesh together, the gear 16 also meshing into thelarge pinion 15 and held to it by the clip 20, secured to the journal ofboth 15 and 16. By moving the lever to the front the pinion 16 will alsoengage the gear 14, which, when the drill mechanism is in motion, willrevolve the tap-gear 15. By moving the lever backward instead of forwardthe pinion 17 may be made to engage the gear 14, and 17 meshing alsointo 16 and 16 with 15 turns 15 in the opposite direction to itsmovement when the lever 18 is moved forward. It will thus be seen thatby one movement of the lever 18 the tap may be revolved in onedirection, and by the opposite movement of the lever it will be revolvedin opposite direction.

10 are pins in the base-plate 9 for holding the lever in its differentpositions.

By loosening the bolt 9 the base-plate and the tap. mechanism may beremoved.

Fig. 5 illustrates my adjustable drill-table. 30 is the support for thetable, and is carried on the rod 5, secured in the frame 5. The knuckle30 holds the table on the rod 5, and by means of the set-screw 31 Icansecure the table to the shaft at any desired height. 34 is a diskadapted to slide on the supports 30 and be adjusted thereby. 35 and 36are sets of parallel strips pivoted at 41 to top of disk 34 and form aguideway for its adjustable ICO vise. 35 and 36 are the movable jaws ofthe vise, secured to 35 and 36, respectively. 37 is a rod havingopposite threaded ends engagin g the jaws 35 and 36' and operated by thecrank 38, whereby, by turning the crank, they may be made to approacheach other or recede.

The collar 32 and set-screw 33 under the table 30 provide means forholding the table at any desired height when it is desirable to have theknuckle 250 loose on rod in order that it may be adjusted to either thedrill or tap, or both.

39 is a lug on the vise, having a pin 40 passing through it and adaptedto enter any of the holes 34: on the disk 3t, thereby holding the visein any position it may be adjusted circularly. It will therefore be seenthat the support for the table-vise is adjustable circularly, the tableadjustable radially, and the jaws circularly or radially. I

As previously referred to, the pivot 3 supports the mechanism andaffords means for changing the entire frame from a vertical tohorizontal or any angle desired.

Vhen placed at an angle, it may be more convenient to have the crank 28and gearing upon the opposite side of the frame. This, it is obvious,can be easily done.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a drill, the combination with a movable base, up wardly-extendin garms from the base having pivoted between them the drillframe, of thedrill-frame pivoted as specified, the rod 5 secured in the drill-frameand havin g adj ustably clamped thereto the drill-table support, andmeans for clamping the drilltable support to the red as specified, andthe drill-table support as dcscribed,and means for moving thedrill-table radially along its support, substantially as specified.

2. A drill, comprising the drill-spindle and tool, journaled in apivoted frame, wheels in train operating the drill, propelled by anypower, and a laterally and circularly adjustable table secured to thepivoted frame and movable with it, and adjustable vise on the adjustabletable, the vise adjustable radially and circularly, as described.

A combined drilling and tapping machine, comprising a d rill-spindle andtool journaled in the main frame, and propelled from the main shaft, anda tapping tool and spindle journaled in a supplemental frame supportedon the main frame and carrying wheels in train journaled on a leverpivoted to the supplemental frame, one or more of the wheels in trainadapted to be thrown, by the movement of the lever, in and out of gearwith the drill-operating mechanism, as described.

i. A combined drilling and tapping machine, comprising a drill and toolspindle, and a tapping tool and spindle, the drill-spindle journaled ina main frame, the tappingspindle journaled in a movable frame at theside of the drill-spindle a lever pivoted to the movable frame andcarrying wheels in train, means connecting one of the wheels in trainwith a pinion on the tapping-spindle, whereby when the lever is moved inone direction the wheel in the train connected to the pinion 011 thetapping-pinion will engage a pinion on the drill-spindle, and the pinionon the tapping-spindle and When moved in the opposite direction theother of the wheels in train will engage the drill-spindle and therebyreverse the motion of the capping spindle, and means for turning the(lllll-Spl11 dle, as described.

5. An attachment for drills, comprising a frame adapted to be secured tothe main frame and support the tapping tool and spindle near the drilltool and spindle, a lever pivoted in the detachable frame and carryingpinions in train, either of said pinions adapted to engage the pinion onthe drill-spindle, as the lever is moved, one of the pinions engagingthe pinion on tap-spindle whereby as either of the pinions on the leveris moved into engagement with the pinion on the drill-spindle, thetap-tool will be operated as specified.

6. In a drill, the combination with the frame of a drill tool andspindle carrying a pinion, journaled in the frame, and means foroperating the drill, of a frame adapted to be removably secured to anarm of the frame, a tap tool and spindle journaled in the removableframe, the spindle carrying a pinion, a lever pivoted to the removableframe, and carrying two pinions in train, one of the pinions held inconstant engagement with the pinion on the tap-spindle, and adapted tobe moved into engagement with the pinion on the drill-spindle by amovement of the lever, the other pinion adapted to be moved intoengagement with the pinion on the drill-spindle by the opposite movementof the lever, and a tap-tool-feeding lever, fulcrumed to the main frame,and engaging the tapspindlc whereby the tap-spindle maybe depressed, asdescribed.

7. In a feed mechanism for a tapping-machine, a gear-wheel on thetap-spindle and having a long hub, journaled in the frame, a springwithin the hub and around the spindle and resting upon the lower end ofthe hub, a collar on the spindle within the hub and resting upon the topof the spring, a retaining-cap on top of the hub, and a lever engagingthe top of the spindle, and fulcrulned to the frame, whereby the spindleand tool may be depressed, as described.

8. In a combination drill and tap machine, the combination with the basehaving rollers, a pivoted frame, a drill-spindle journaled in the frame,a driving mechanism secured to the frame, a pinion 011 the drillspindlcengaging the driving meehanism, of a frame removably secured to the mainframe and having journaled therein a gear-wheel carrying a tapspindleand means for feeding the tap, a lever pivoted to the removable frameand carrying two pinions in train, one of the pinions constantly inengagement With the pinion of the tap and adapted to be moved intoengagement with the drill-pinion whereby the tap-tool may be reversed,and a vertically, laterally, circularly adjustable table,

and an adjustable vise 0n the table, as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

WILLIAM WVILLIAMSON. Vitnesses:

A. H. SWARTHOUT, MAGGIE BERRY.

